Water scarcity remains one of the most pressing global challenges, affecting over two billion people worldwide. With population growth and climate change further exacerbating this problem, scientists ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Liquid metals have long fascinated materials scientists due to their unique properties that bridge the gap between solid and liquid states of matter. These materials, which remain ...

Researchers have successfully grown platinum crystals in liquid metal, using a powerful X-ray technique giving rare insight into how these delicate crystals form and grow. More than a beautiful ...

Liquid metal-based flexible electronics utilize room-temperature liquid alloys to create stretchable, self-healing, and highly conductive circuits embedded in soft substrates and soft robotics for ...

If you dissolve sugar in hot water and then cool it down, you'll see pure sugar crystals form while impurities stay in the liquid. You can even watch the beautiful sugar crystals slowly grow in the ...

Liquid metals that flow like water yet conduct electricity like solid wires are moving from lab curiosities into the toolkit for next‑generation devices. Researchers are learning to sculpt, pattern, ...